rebuff

Example Sentences

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The board’s decision to rebuff Paramount is the latest development in the fight for the future of Warner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Not only did the University of California regents rebuff the stadium bid, they also decreed that no structure built on the Drake Stadium footprint could later be enlarged into a football stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

And those limits create a “judicial responsibility” for courts to rebuff the president when he deploys the Guard “in a situation far divorced” from what Congress envisioned.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

Van Hollen's rebuff came a day after another US member of Congress, West Virginia Republican Riley Moore, was allowed by Salvadoran authorities to enter the prison.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

Even as he spoke he could have bitten back the words, expecting a rebuff, but to his surprise the boy accepted his offer.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford